06/04/2021
Our Behind-the-Z series takes us on a tour of Cryo through the unique art that brings life to the cold planet and its dangers. Z-Man Games Managing Art Director Samuel Shimota leads us through the process of creating art for the game while breaking down not only his own experience and inspirations, but the collaborative effort of the entire art team.
06/02/2021
Z-Man Games is proud to announce our collaboration with Aconyte Books to bring you the upcoming novel Pandemic: Patient Zero, the first book in a series of novels set in the Pandemic universe. Aconyte Books, the publishing arm of Asmodee Entertainment, has slated Pandemic: Patient Zero for release in September 2021, with two more novels in development for publication in 2022. For more details, read their press release below, and visit Aconyte Books online to see their entire catalogue of titles.
05/28/2021
Today, Z-Man's Head of Studio Steve Kimball recounts his experiences with the narrative classic Tales of the Arabian Nights before introducing Eric Goldberg, game designer and venerable tabletop guru, to reminisce about the game’s inception and its future.
We hope that you and your loved ones have been able to stay healthy and safe despite the real-world pandemic disrupting our lives. Last year, during COVID’s initial spread, we postponed our expected announcements of Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America and Pandemic Legacy: Season 0. Here we are again, one year since our initial announcement for the Hot Zone series of Pandemic games, and the situation continues to evolve.
A little over four years ago, I transferred from my position as designer/developer/manager/etc at Fantasy Flight Games over to the newly minted Z-Man Games team, which was formerly (and briefly) known as Windrider. As part of the interview process, I was asked an essay question that was effectively, “What is the Identity/Nature of Z-Man Games?"
